Chen Wang opened the cloth bag, took out the things inside one by one and placed them on the table.
Doctor Zhang's eyes lit up, and he said to the old woman, "You should go back first, or continue to take the medicine I prescribed for you for half a month, and then come back to see me."
The old woman nodded with a gentle smile, then stood up and left.
"Awang, come and have a cup of tea."
He Guifen poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Chen Wang.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Chen Wang thanked him with a smile.
"Is this... leopard gall? Did you kill a leopard?"
Doctor Zhang walked over quickly.
Chen Wang nodded with a smile and said, "I was in the mountains last night and didn't come back. I was lucky enough to kill a leopard."
"You two dogs are really good. No one has been able to hit this thing for a long time."
Doctor Zhang sat opposite him with a look of surprise on his face, picked up the leopard gall on the table and looked at it.
“This is the first time I’ve seen this thing!”
He Guifen said with a curious look on her face.
Doctor Zhang smiled and said, "This thing is not something that everyone can get. You have to be lucky to come across it. If you don't have the ability, you can't kill it. There are fewer and fewer leopards in the mountains now. The last time I saw one was ten years ago."
"We also caught a hedgehog and a badger. Master helped me make badger oil and brought it all to you."
Chen Wang took a sip of tea and pointed to several medicinal herbs on the table.
"Okay, okay, thank you very much. I'm really in need of these traditional Chinese medicinal herbs."
Doctor Zhang thanked him with a big smile on his face, looked at his wife and said, "Go get the money."
He Guifen nodded and walked towards the wardrobe next to the bed.
"Awang, I can give you 15 yuan for the hedgehog stuff and the bottle of badger oil. Leopard gall is very valuable and of good quality. I can only give you 500 yuan. If you have other ways to sell it, you can get a lot more than I can give you."
Doctor Zhang told me the price he could offer.
Chen Wang didn't think too much and nodded, "Then let's go by your price!"
"Are you sure? If you really sell it to me, you will lose a lot of money."
"It's okay. I'll sell it to you. It can also be considered as a good deed indirectly, accumulating blessings for my unborn baby."
"Well, it's rare that you have such awareness."
Doctor Zhang smiled with relief.
At this time, He Guifen came over and handed him a piece of money wrapped in black cloth.
Doctor Zhang took it, opened the black cloth, took out the money inside and started counting it.
There are a total of 51 big unity cards, plus one five-yuan card.
After handing the money to Chen Wang, Dr. Zhang had only a few bills left in his hand, and most of them were just change.
Chen Wang took the money with a smile and put it in his pocket.
"You suddenly bring such a nice thing. Fortunately, I am used to hiding some money at home, otherwise I can't afford it."
"Doctor Zhang, don't be so modest."
Chen Wang looked unconvinced.
Although Dr. Zhang lives in this shabby little house and leads a very simple life, the Zhang family has been practicing medicine for generations. Even if they haven't made any dirty money, the wealth they have accumulated is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
"Haha...Okay, I won't say any more."
"Then I'll go back first."
"Wait a minute."
Doctor Zhang suddenly spoke up and stopped Chen Wang who was about to leave.
Chen Wang looked at him in surprise.
"Your wife has been pregnant for three months, right?"
"Um!"
"I'll prescribe you a prescription for clearing away heat and stabilizing pregnancy. Take it back and have your wife drink it two or three times a day. It will be good for both her and the baby."
As Dr. Zhang spoke, he walked towards the Chinese medicine cabinet against the wall.
"That's great, thank you."
Chen Wang followed happily.
Doctor Zhang skillfully wrote out the prescription, then picked up the medicine, wrapped it in paper and handed it to him.
"Take it back and cook it according to the prescription. You can come back to get more medicine after you finish drinking it."
"How much is it?"
Chen Wang took the prescription and Chinese medicine and asked with a smile.
"Forget it this time. I've earned your courage."
Doctor Zhang smiled and said.
"Okay then, thank you!"
"No thanks, no thanks."
"Then I'll go back first. If I find any good herbs, I'll bring them to you."
"Okay, walk slowly!"
"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving!"
Chen Wang said goodbye to He Guifen over there again, then turned and left.
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I went to my master's house first and gave him Chen Dazhuang's half of the money.
I only got 250, and the remaining 15 will be calculated after I sell all the goods tomorrow.
"Is leopard gallbladder so valuable?"
Chen Dazhuang took the money with surprise on his face.
"Doctor Zhang said that if there were other channels, it might be more expensive. Now everything is not in Zhang's house, and these mountain products are becoming increasingly rare, so the price is naturally rising."
Chen Wang explained with a smile.
Chen Jianjun, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement and said, "When we were young, things were much cheaper than they are now. We sold this leopard gall once before, and it only cost less than 100 yuan at that time."
Now that our country is transforming from a planned economy to a market economy, the prices of many things are rising. For example, the prices of rare and priceless goods such as leopard gall and bear gall are naturally rising faster, with the price changing almost every few days.
"The leopard skin will definitely be more valuable tomorrow. I wonder how much it can be sold for. We'll make a lot of money this time!"
Chen Dazhuang said excitedly.
Chen Wang smiled, but he was a little worried in his heart.
Leopard skin is not like bear skin or bear gall, so it might be a bit difficult to sell!
He remembered that the domestic animal protection law was promulgated in the late 1980s, but in 1975, the legal trade of such wild animals was banned internationally.
Although no one should care about it now, official channels such as purchasing stations will most likely not purchase this thing.
If you want to do something, you may have to find underground channels yourself.
Of course, I'll go to the purchasing station and ask tomorrow.
Chen Wang is an acquaintance of Master Wang, so he feels more at ease asking him to check on him.
When I got home, my daughter-in-law had just prepared dinner.
The badger meat was stewed with potatoes and dried mushrooms until it was soft and tasty, while the hedgehog meat was stewed with some pork and white radish, and a bowl of green leafy vegetables was also stir-fried.
The three of them ate heartily and then went to the front room to watch TV.
Chen Wang also handed the money in his hand to his wife.
After Lin Xiuqin took the money, she hid it in the same place as before.
She originally had two or three hundred yuan in her hand, and with this two hundred yuan more, she had more than five hundred yuan in savings.
Chen Wang still had twenty or thirty yuan in change left in his hand. The two of them planned to take this money with them to spend in the city the day after tomorrow. It would definitely be enough even to buy a watch.
As for the money earned in town tomorrow, Chen Wang will deposit it directly into the bank on the way.
As long as I can find a way to sell the leopard skin, my savings should be over 10,000 yuan by tomorrow.
Three months later, the family had gone from having only 300 yuan left by their parents as inheritance to being almost a 10,000 yuan household today.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiuqin's face was always filled with smile, and her heart was full of peace and happiness.
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